Horseshoeing-stand.



0,1. McCARTY.

HORSESHOEING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1918.

1,274,727. y Patented Aug. 6,1918.

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HoRsEsHoeme STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I9IB.

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UNITED STATES PATENTOFFCE A cA'LLIoUs J. MQCABTY, oFMondANTowN, WEST vneInIAf nonsnsnonmefsrm. f

VThis Tjinvention relates ,to horseshoeing-` stands, and has particularY reference to-a novel improvement;` thereiir whereby; vthe shoeing operation -may be. quickly and conveniently performed.

. c. Y 'To' thisend the inventibn contemplates a devicefof the character setV forth wherein; the

j animalI may ,be comfortably j-placed 'under a restraint without damagefor` injuryto him? self or to othersg'while at thesametime rendering the feet of the animal to be shod con veniently accessible; `4to the. blacksmith. ln this latter connection, an important feature of the presentinvention resides in providing a "construction wherein the blacksmith may stand in a naturalupright and comfortable position to accomplishthe shoeing operation l thus relieving him ofV much ofthe personal discomfort and irksomeness incident 'to a continued stoopingy or bending position, while at the Sametime. rendering the manipulationof the shoes and toolsmore convenient and expeditious.) kf A` A further object vof the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive construcf f tionwhich maybe made of readily yavailable materials ata minimumexpense, and which when once installedwillrequire little ,or no attention, and will alwaysbe reliableiand ready foruse. y y, i, c.

,With the above and other `objects in kview which will more readilyappear as the nature 'of ,the inventionisbetter understood, the

same consists in thenovel const-ruction,-com binationk and arrangement tof parts` herein# after more fully;y described, illustrated and claimed n, Y,

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention isshownin lthe'accem'panying.

proved horseshoeing-stand.4 f1 yFigqQ is a vertcalsectional,viewponthev lineL'QofliigV 1.u

. 'A Fig. 3 isa horizontal specincati'onof Letters Patent. Application mea February 23,1918. Y seriai N0. 218,766,

Patented Aug. 6, 19178,.

' 1 F ig. 5 fis a detail sectionalyiew of one of the.foot rests; for holdingthe horses foot durlng the shoeingoperatlon v .t y *A p c Similar; reference Y characters designate corresponding .parts through the several figures of the drawings. A c, w Y A The present invention primarily includes 1n ,its organization akxed animal platform designated` generally as 1, andoccup'yingy a plane on a level with theLiloor F ofthe shop, together with suitable animal restrain-A ing means, and an operators elevator designated generally as 2 which is designed to it into; the ncut-away portions 1av of the platform and may belowered into the operators pit 3V, below rthe floor level to enabley the blacksmith to be lowered to a position where lhe may'assume av natural upright position torperform theshoeing operation. Accord-k ilgly', it will be'apparent'that a primary feature of thepresent invention isjthel prot visionfof'an elevator which entirely s urrounds the animal .platform insuch a manner that the animal may be readily led onto the latter from the `floor level, and ywhen heldin place'by means of suitable restrain'- v1n devices arranged above the platform,

kpillars or posts 4 which eXtendfupwardly ,from thel pit Bate receivethe fcross beams -5 that areiadapted to support vthe mechanism .for raising and loweringA the elevator 2, and alsoA the animal restraining means. l In connection with the uprightlpillars ,or postsl Aat )the front of the r`stand it will be observed Y Qthaty theffsarne may beconnected at their intermediateportionby the transverse' cross barsfll, and also, an apron orzfguard 4 mayl be provided between the plane of the lower Y `edges. ofthe bars 4* and the floor level for preventing the'animalf from walking" for- Ywardly fr "om'y the platform instead of i back- .ing `oif.;'Furthzermore,it will alsobeob- 105 A:served,thatfthe.,cross ybars 4? support the Y space'dlA panehfsectiolls 4F which'vprovide a v zwindwrlinfllthe, front wallof the7 stand .1throi1'ghwhch thehorsesfheadmay proj ect, tliji'sprovidingin effect Va stock for thehead landshoulders of the animal. 'lfhatis to'say,

nmadas Prendere@ ses? si all@ f members of "the stock to prevent the horse from seeing the operation foffthe('elevator and also the shoeing operation, and being alarmed thereby. A-nd, proceedngffirst with a descriptiolrof the animal restraining means, it Will bef'obl'servedthat ythe sa1ne-in cludes suitableframe-elements6 6Wlrich are suspended 'from the'crossb'earns- 5A and are 'ar-l ranged inpairs Wherebytheir' lower ends 1n ay' support suitable 'horiz o-ntalinembers for forming" a "stall-'like' inclosure including meansffor engaging 'the body of the animal. These members-preferably consist of the relatively 'stout stationary erosspieee' 7 car,- ried'by one pair'ofzdepending frame elements andprovided With the hopks Y8,y and a drum orxvindl'assf); rotatablyjjournaled as at 10 p in; the opposite pair 'of' frame .members Glo' and"l adapted to be .operated by any suitable means such as'th'e pavvl, ratchet, crank mechanism m shown Vin Figs. l to 4i lof .the drawings. 'f Detaohably engaging tlhe'fixed hooks 8 on the cross piece7 are a pair of broad belts or straps 11 Whose opposite ends also ldetachablyengage thehooks 9Et on `theivfir'rdlass 9, and when the animal has been led onto thestationaryt stand 1 the said straps' or belts 11 may be placed bef neatli his body in such a manner as to prevent injury vvhen the vvindlassis operated to reel'the sametaut. And, to Afurther assist in restraining the animal, the rear endofthe spaced depending frame members 6 6 have itted'thereto the breeching strap 12, lWhile his halter may be readily engaged: by the snap hook 13 of an adjustable halter strap "14: which is preferablyled around ayspool 15 'at the front of 'the shoeing stand and thence around 'any one of alseries of veticallyrarranged adjusting Vhooks V1o While lthe end 'oppositethe hook 13is fiXedvor secured as at 17 to the frame of the stand, AThis particular type offstrap is especially. ad'- vantageous since itjenables the horse to be quickly: hitched without leaving slack in the strap andthu's holding hisA head in the proper position. 'y Y Q 'i Vilhile the above .described restrainingrdevicesare providedffoi the body offthe ani'- ma'l,.sit is lalso desirable that his'feet berestrained during the 'shoeingl operation par.- ticularlythefoot being.;"sh'od,A andto this end it, isproposed Vto provide theiixed' plat- Lfor'm "1', on eachfside fof 'thecentr'al cut-'Way portion' f1? lthereof ,with a j' pair',4 ofi Spied parallel guide railsV 18?.;18;v the y,satire? ,beirig preferably 'of doveftail, or, equiv ing thereonaseifiadjuaiagfnt infid- 1 lferentablaeksmiths.

chain and sprocket typepor vicelt. This foot rest deviceiR is slidably anddetaohably mountedonlthe rails 18, and 'any desired' number thereof Lmay be utilized atonetime so that one or more feet of the horse may be shod at the same time by dif- By reference to Fig. 5 it Willbe observed th'attlrisffootrestf'fessentially consists of a body portion 19 having a swiyel mounting 20 on a suitable* rail-engaging-` saddle or gliidfeilf; whereby when the foot-1 off the. animallres'ts -npoilr the upper ourMedsurface 22 of -thel'bedy '19,l .the latter reatligly adjusti Iitself 'to the'position"A of the animals limb` so afs not Pto place thelvsame under: un-` comfortable lrestraint. The nfpp'er surface 22 of the body 19 of ther-footrest yisipreferablycovere'd with soinesoftmaterial such as sheep Vskin vor the like* 'toprevent 1 inj ury 4to 'the flesh of' thefhorses ankle Ain case he striiggles to remove his-*foot from' the rest', and for the purpose o f-"holdingftheffoot steady and 'inv the proper positionf during the entire shoeing operationthe/said'y testis-pref erably'- it'ted with` a x'suitable fs'traplQS; or f its equivalent'- Vwhich may fhave fone 'end nxedto one side of the' bloekf k'1911While the` opposite end isl adjstablyf connected therewithnby meansfof` albnclleor'fthelike. t 1

"`" lIn connection 'with the-` elevator -Q :which entirely surroinidsf'the {iiXed' animalijlatforin 1, and is-guided in-itsm'o-velnention the rails 2b, iit fmay be notedA that Vthemeentral inwvardly projegcting'portionsZafit in thoeorupperfptrt'ofthe-framewdrkandfroin l ih encepass on toa main'vvindlass'or drum 26,*to ivhioh they are secured. `This Windlass ordru1n26 is Journaled transversel'yA of thetop 'ofthe'hframe ofthe zstand 4as atf27, A 'andserves asa-feolnnion Winding-drinn for allv ofthe ropes (')rfcables' 24"'offtli'e elevator '2Q Further, Vfor the purpose' of l'counterebalancing the'weight of'theelevator 2 and rendering ithe operation ofthedru'm 26 "comparatively easy, there is also connectedwith each corner 4"of the "eleyator a'flexible vmember 24:i which passes over al'portio-n of the pulleynQand ,carries atl its free end afsu-it4 able depending cohiiteribalancing .To permitirof the 'manual rotationv effthe i`" druni'QG VJthe same y'c'arri'es'atfone end thereof an operating levicevvhich may: be'ofjthe les QSh'QWl'I? may be f Wheel .218., adapted e110" c'e'ivet ran end iess in the pit-3 beneath the iioor level. Conveniently located with respect to the `rope 29 is a vertically disposed handle element 31 rwhose lower end is provided with a rack 32 for engaging with a suitable pawl 33 while its upper end is pivotally connected as at 34 with a brake shoe element 35, which is pivotally` supported as at 36 on a bracket `37, and is adapted to engage with the operating wheel 28 to prevent the rotation of the same to maintain the elevator 2 on the level with the ioor of the shop, or at any desired/ point between this plane and its maximum downward limit. The said brake 35 is preferably of a more or less yielding character, whereby its braking action under the influence of pressure placed on the rod 31 by the latter engaging under tension with the pawl 32, will be more effective.

From the foregoing it will be clear thaty the iXed animal supporting platform 1 is well equipped forV holding and restraining the animal toy be shod, while the elevator 2 when on the level with the floor and stand 1 permits of readily bringing the animali onto the stand'and also leading him off after the shoeing operation has been completed. Furthermore, the provision of an elevator entirely surrounding the animal stand is` especially advantageous'since it permits of the` blacksmith readily accomplishing the shoeing of all of the animals feet in a comfortable and upright position, while at the same time greatly facilitating the shoeing operation. Also, the provision of the novel foot rest for the horse materially contributes to the general comfort of both animal and blacksmith, and saves much time and labor which would otherwise be involved in manually holding the animals foot and resisting his struggles.

l claim:

1; A horseshoeing-stand including an aniymal supporting platform, and anelevator surrounding the same.

2. A horseshoeing-stand includinga fixed animal supporting platform having opposite sides of its central portion cut-away,A

and a blacksmiths elevator entirely sur- Copies of this patent may be obtained for mal supporting plattform, a plurality of guide rails secured thereto, a foot rest adapti means above ysaid vplatform, for restraining edy to be detachably fitted to saidguide rails,

the animal, and an elevator completely sur- Y rounding said platform.

4. A horseshoeingfstand including a frame consisting of a base and a superstructure, a

fixed animal supporting platform supported in said basey above the level of the bottom thereof, an elevator surrounding said animal supporting platform and adapted to be shifted from the level of the animal platform to the level of the floor of the base, and means for operating and Ycontrolling said elevator.

r5. A horseshoeing-stand including an animal supporting platform,`an` elevator surrounding the same, and means for operating said elevator including a windlass, flexible connections between each corner o f the platv form and the windlass, -means for operating the windlass from the elevator, and a brake device for checking the rotation ofthe windlass. I f

6. A horseshoeing-stand including a sta tionary animal supporting platform having a plurality of supporting members each of which is adapted to carry a hoof holding device, restraining means arranged above the platform, a rising and falling support for the blacksmith including opposite parallel members operating alongsideY of the Ahoof holding positions on the animal platvform,`and a'raisingand lowering mechanism for said support for the blacksmith.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiii4 my signature rin CALLIOUS J MCGARTY. Witnesses:`r Y

D. C. GARRIsoN, l. E. L. Celui.v

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